1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 57
California State Assembly · California
Dave Elder (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating W. L. Patrick (R) by 34.2 points.
Dave ElderDemocrat · winner
67.1%37,134
W. L. PatrickRepublican
32.9%18,190
55,324 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET